BMSTC Senior Fundraising Manager

Job Description

BMSTC Senior Fundraising Manager

The post is responsible for managing, planning, budgeting, developing and
evaluating the income generation capability of the charity. This involves:

•  Leading a small fundraising team.

•  Personally, taking the lead on trusts, foundations and individual giving.

•  Overseeing supporter communication and stewardship.

•  Ensuring the charity follows best practice and complies with the legal
requirements and standards of the Code of Fundraising Practice.

Accountable to: Centre Manager

Responsible for the following staff:

•  Fundraising Manager - focussed on Corporate Fundraising and Events, who

manages a Fundraising and Centre Admin Assistant.

•  Marketing and Engagement Officer.

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership - you will.

•  Monitor fundraising trends, manage strategy, and act as centre of expertise.

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Lead and motivate the team, prioritise work opportunities to boost income and
return on investment.

•  Ensure any conditions attached to funding are understood and implemented.

•  Ensure staff are familiar with the current Fundraising Code of Practice.

•  Contribute to fundraising team development / recruitment. Complete staff

appraisals, recommend actions, and report major issues to the Centre Manager.

Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting - you will

•  Work with the charity's treasurer to produce an accurate and feasible annual

income budget and supporting income forecasts.

•  Work with the treasurer and finance team to ensure accurate coding of income.

•  Update income forecasts on a monthly basis and escalate to treasurer any
significant variance from forecast, positive or negative, in a timely manner.

•  Monitor funding performance against targets on a bi-monthly basis and report to

the charity's board of trustees.

•  Assist the Chairman and Treasurer to produce the annual trustee report.

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Trusts & Foundations and Individual Giving Fundraising - you will

•  Research, identify, select and prioritise funding opportunities.

•  Write compelling funding applications and manage these through to successful

realisation.

•  Liaise with trustees to ensure any supporting documentation relating to

applications e.g. policies, are fit for purpose and provided in a timely manner.

•  Develop and drive the individual giving programme, growing regular giving and

one-off donations.

Donor Stewardship and Communication - you will

•  Develop and maintain strong relationships with current and potential donors.

•  Create and manage supporter journeys that boost engagement, deepen
relationships, secure continued support and improve donor retention.

•  Ensure timely, high-quality progress and impact reporting, as required to key

donors e.g. National Lottery.

•  Work with service teams to gather utilisation and impact data, including the annual

service user survey.

•  Use the annual trustee report, as a key "sales and marketing" document to

promote the charity and support funding applications.

Other General Responsibilities

•  Work in an integrated way with members of the Centre staff.

•  Complete BMSTC mandatory training and support other staff with theirs.

•  Comply with all relevant BMSTC policies and procedures. particularly those

relating to health and safety, confidentiality and GDPR legislation.

•  Undertake other duties as may be required from time to time which are consistent

with grade and needs of service.

The above is a broad outline of duties of the post and is not exhaustive. Any
changes that may be required in the future will be made in consultation with the post
holder.

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